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elf-light

elf-light noun: a supernatural, soft, glowing light given off by elves.

Noun

elf-light (uncountable)

  1. (literary) A supernatural, soft, glowing light given off by elves.
    • His mildly vivid dewy beam
      Of beryl to diffuse: the gleam
      With elf-light tiniest figures lit
      Of shapely moon-fair elves who sit
      Each on a gemmy blade's curled tip
      In circle.1863, Roden Noel, Behind the Veil: And Other Poems, London: Macmillan and Co., page 149
    • No elf-light hovers round the pool.1865, G. Linnæus Banks, Daisies in the Grass: A Collection of Songs and Poems, London: Robert Hardwicke, page 142

Questions about elf-light

What does elf-light mean?
Elf-light means a supernatural, soft, glowing light given off by elves.
What part of speech is elf-light?
Elf-light is a noun.

Words near elf-light in the dictionary

  1. elf-kings
  2. elf-knight
  3. elf-knights
  4. elf-ladies
  5. elf-lady
  6. elf-light
  7. elf-maid
  8. elf-maiden
  9. elf-maidens
  10. elf-maids
  11. elf-man

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